Amigo computer, Amigo disk protocol (was Re: Questions - Universe/68, HP-9134A, VT420 composite video)

[Eric Smith]

Joe wrote:
> The Amigo protocall is for floppy disk drives!

I wrote:
> I don't think that it was exclusively for floppy drive,

Joe wrote:
>  No it's not EXCLUSIVELY for the floppy drives but that's what it was
> desinged for.

I don't think so.  It was designed for the Amigo computer, AKA HP-300,
which is why it's called Amigo protocol.

IIRC, the HP-300 didn't even *have* floppy drives.  It had an internal
hard drive, and I think it was possible to add more externally.

The Computer History Museum recently got an Amigo, and Ken Sumrall,
Stan Sieler, and I would like to run it someday.  Anybody got docs
(beyond what's already on bitsavers) or software?

Eric